Vaux-Le-Pénil offers a direct route into a multifaceted local history. The Château de Vaux-le-Pénil was built in 1766 by Michel Louis Fréteau de Saint Just.
Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Vaux-Le-Pénil will focus their accommodation search on this locality.
Culture and History
Today, the Château de Vaux-le-Pénil preserves a valuable collection of autographs and historical documents relating to events that took place there over the course of a millennium. The Château de Vaux-le-Pénil is listed in the inventory of historic monuments.
The Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul is believed to have originally been built as a chapel for the château. It is mentioned in 1080 by Richard, the Archbishop of Sens.
La Ferme des Jeux was established as a cultural and community centre in 1995 through the conversion of an old Brie farmhouse. The Petit Théâtre at La Ferme des Jeux offers a music programme with acoustic concerts, including events for young audiences. The L'Arcature library offers thousands of books for borrowing and consultation, as well as work areas for secondary-school pupils and students, tablets and e-readers.
Leisure and Paths
La Buissonnière has a children's play area. The site includes basketball and football facilities, as well as an outdoor training area. It also features extensive green spaces suitable for walks.
The La Buissonnière sports and leisure centre can be reached from Melun railway station by Transdev bus route 3607 towards Vaux-le-Pénil; the stop to get off at is “Grouette” in Vaux-le-Pénil.
Nature
The Promenade de Vaux runs along the banks of the Seine and offers views of the Château de Vaux-le-Pénil.
More locality pages: Chaumes-En-Brie, Arbonne-La-Forêt, Le Mesnil-Amelot, Serris, Bailly-Romainvilliers, Favières, Grez-sur-Loing, La Ferté-Gaucher
